Thursday, November 20, 2008 - Welcome Back, Pac

-Word is the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are both bidding over the services of A.J Burnett, who reportedly is looking for a hefty 5-year deal, and the Yanks are playing it big with their offer. May the best team win. Wait, was "best" the word I was looking for?
-So Dustin Pedroia was named the 2008 AL MVP, hey, at least I got the team right!
-It's all speculation at this point, but with the Yankees' recent addition of Nick Swisher, and the Rays need for a left-handed DH - Jason Giambi seems to be a perfect match, no?
-George Karl has really been ripping A.I now that the Nuggets finally have a legit floor general, here are just a few of the verbal jabs directed at the Answer: "There are less bad plays, more solid plays," Karl said. "I think the wasteful, cheap possessions that we used to have 10 to 15 a game, they don't exist very much anymore."
-I don't know what's worse, Donovan McNabb not knowing a tie was possible in the NFL, or Chris Webber's infamous time-out back in his Fab Four days.
-The Boston Red Sox have acquired Ramirez...Ramon Ramirez for Coco Crisp from the K.C Royals. Did I fool you for at least a second?
-Not that it's important, but about a few days ago, Alex Tanguay had a little more than double the votes than Sidney Crosby. Credit that to the fact that there are just too many hockey-obsessed fans in Montreal.
-Pacman Jones is back with the Dallas Cowboys, and will have to police himself as there will be no team bodyguards this time around.
-The Moose has retired from the game of baseball after 18-years in the big leagues. For some reason, I think the C.C Sabathia and Lowe-Burnett headlines might overshadow this...
-Cleveland fans booed Lebron James for not throwing up a shot at a chance to break the century mark, which would have given everyone one free taco.

This "the video you requested is not currently available" mumbo-jumbo is getting annoying. ESPN should keep the videos on the net for at least a week...sheesh.

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 - Pulling a Michael Richards

-Idiot of the day: Buck Brunette for his attempt at humour using his Facebook status-incident, and rightfully getting himself booted off the Texas football team. Whether or not the guy is racist or not, the guy is definitely not the brightest tool in the cabinet.
-Am I the only one who thinks Allen Iverson + the Pistons = mediocrity, worse than the Nuggets type mediocrity?
-After what seemed to be the NHL's best impression of Tim Donaghy, the Toronto Maple Leafs made Carey Price their bitch in a 6-3 win over the Habitants on Saturday.
-The Atlanta Hawks are no longer the bottom feeders of the NBA - it's still early, but the they're 4-0 to start the season and the sounds heard in Philips Arena are no longer resembling that of a library.
-ESPN the Mag has Joey Logano, Matt Ryan, David Price, and Ricky Rubio as the nominees for 2009 NEXT Athlete. My vote goes to Rubio, the kid's a star in the making, even Dwyane Wade had good things to say about him.
-A strange war of words between Joey Porter and Matt Jones, where Porter used Jones as an example in questioning league suspensions and Jones firing back in an odd fashion, questioning his sexual orientation.
-Bud Selig wants absolutely no part of Mark Cuban and his top bid. I've said it once and I'll say it again, Mark Cuban could potentially transform the Chicago Cubs and maybe even make them a contender a la Dallas Mavericks franchise. And really, a little bit of sports controversy once in a while never killed anyone, Bud.
-Kirk Hinrich is out for 2-3 months, which sets the stage for rookie Derrick Rose to take over as floor general for the Bulls. Show us what 'cha got, kid.
-According to TMZ.com, Mike Piazza said (when asked about the A-Rod situation) that he could've had Madonna, but blew it. Does anyone really care?
-C.C Sabathia had a "private conversation" with Yankees' captain Derek Jeter in which it is said that C.C made the call. Jeter said that he did not make a recruiting pitch to the coveted lefty, but who in their right mind would believe this?
-LupE.N.D? Say it ain't so Lupe. Luckily he's going out with a triple album.

In cased you missed it, AI talks to Stephen A. Smith about the trade:

Wesnesday, November 5th, 2008 - Congratulations, Mr. Obama.

-Thus begins Barack Obama's legacy as the first African-American president of the U.S of A. How he'll do in the Oval Office remains to be seen, however the bar is set pretty low.
-Will Barack Obama be good for the NHL?
-Allen Iverson to the Pistons for Chauncey Billups and Dice. The first blockbuster trade of the season, although the timing is strange - just a couple of games into.
-Tony Romo is back practicing with the Cowboys and is optimistic about returning for their next game.
-Warning: completely disturbing topic. This is where I would 100% endorse Capital Punishment. Creeps like this don't deserve to live.
-Chris Bosh and Chris Paul were named NBA Player of the Week for their respective conferences. Both well deserved, putting up monster numbers in the first week, and leading their teams to wins.
-Mats Sundin will make his NHL comeback in one month...
-After losing to the Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs are 0-3 for the first time since 1973.
-Winners of the NL Golden Gloves were announced today: seen here. 42 year old Greg Maddux notched his 18th. Surprisingly, not one Houston Astros player received one.
-Juicy rumour: the Angels planning on signing both Mark Texeira AND C.C Sabathia? Now that would be something, especially teamed up with Vlad and co.